Sarath wijesinghe President’s counsel and former Ambassador to UAE and Israel

Science Diplomacy

The book on Science Diplomacy is timely, creative, and first attempt on the topic except for few attempts at the other parts of the world, yet the contents and quality of the book is excellent and useful to academics, students, and diplomats. The two editors need no further introductions to the areas they have excelled to the esteem, yet the readers are given an overview on their services sometimes not known to the public. Diplomacy is a part of governance required by the world, world family and states for peace, peaceful co-existence and developments in the changing a competitive world nearing turmoil due to the current crisis every world citizen is worried about and concerned. Had the two authors published the book bit later during the current crisis it would be invaluable contribution to learn and ease the tension world is worried about.

Diplomacy

Diplomacy is a part of governance essential at all ages in the process of governing states confronted with differences, and friendly coexistence where diplomats assist the governments and the people in promoting friendly relations of any country which are important and essential to the promotion of all other areas. diplomacy is a science and an art, which requires education, tolerance, patient and friendly relations with all strata of the society in performing their impartial and responsible duties for the respective nations. Governments give special emphasis for diplomacy and train the foreign ministries out of politics so that change of governments will not bring about drastic changes except main political changes India being a classic example. Both editors are educated diplomats and academics of great repute world over. Experienced and trained diplomats and academics which is a rare breed and an assert to any nation, and we salute them for commencing this arduous novel and creative task with a novel and modern approach. This is a time practical use of science diplomacy is badly needed when rich and powerful countries have chosen war in place of diplomacy which is as powerful as war if properly used and managed.

The Book

Twelve topics and equally powerful and important chapters are chosen by diplomats, academics of the highest caliber care full chosen possible using their goodwill during their carrier as academics and diplomats. All articles are equally important and the selection of the authors are rare and may have obtained with the goodwill of the learned editors. This book in useful to the .ministries of foreign affairs world over, universities, academics and the citizens  as a rare book produced by highly qualified two authors using their , knowledge, reputation and experience which is rare as the book itself and the Ambassador s Forum convey great regard and command the initiative of the two editors to continue the great effects to initiate the novel opening to the foreign policy makers governments and academics. Sarath Wijesinghe PC Solicitor former Ambassador and  President Ambassadors forum 0094766530166